A mate is looking for a new machine. It will be primarily used for browsing, basic document management, photo manipulation (GIMP) and other basic home user tasks, it will not be used for gaming (other than flash/webgames)
It must be small, low power, as near silent as is possible and new - no 2nd hand components.
The ASRock ION 3D 152B fits the bill perfectly and comes in at £350.00 all in and has the added bonus of a bluray drive. All he needs to add is a wireless keyboard and mouse and he's got a fully functional PC that'll output to his TV and/or a monitor.
I researched nettops and SFF builds when I was looking to put together an HTPC at the beginning of 2010. I had the same budget and found the best ASRock at the time did everything I wanted (I bought a Popcorn Hour though!). I'm sure things have moved on a lot since then but I've not followed the tech, so;
A challenge for those of you who know more than me, could I build something that equals or even betters the ION 3D for the same budget?
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